::Format: Question and Answer<br>Organization: Liturgical Commentary, and "Things Necessary for Salvation" (Creed, [[Lord's Prayer|Our Father]], Two Commandments of Love, Ten Commandments, Commandments of the Church, Works of Mercy, Sins, Fruits of the [[Holy Spirit]], Mysteries of the Church)

::Format: Arranged liturgically<br>Organization: Seven parts—Nativity, Baptism, Transfiguration, Teaching, Cross and Resurrection, Acension and Pentecost, Second Coming and the Life of the World to Come

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*[[Apostolos Makrakis|Makrakis, Apostolos]]. ''Catechesis of the Orthodox Church: As Taught by the Holy Spirit and His Solemn Instruments from the Day of Pentecost to the Last Ecumenical Council, Expounded in Comparison and Contrast with the Antechesis (Contradictions) and Parechesis (Misinterpretations) of the Devil''. Athens, 1885. Tr. from Greek by Denver Cummings. 1st Amer. ed. 1946, 2nd ed.—Chicago, IL: Orthodox Christian Educational Society, 1969. ISBN 0938366157

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::Format: Chapters<br>Organization: Three parts—"Awareness of Spiritual Dangers", "The Knowlegde of the Means of Salvation Evident in the Danger to Eternal Life and Blessedness", "The Knowledge that Leads to Perdition and Eternal Punishment"

::Format: Chapters<br>Organization: Five parts—"Basic Concepts", "Prayers", "The Sacred History of the Old and New Testaments", "Christian Faith and Life", "The Divine Services of the Orthodox Church" <br>

* [http://www.stots.edu/these_truths_we_hold.html ''These Truths We Hold - The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teachings''] - compiled and edited by A Monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery. South Canaan, PA: St. Tikhon's Seminary Press,1986.

''It is typical to treat the seven sacraments under the heading of the tenth article of the Nicene Creed—"one baptism for the remission of sins."''

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''Numerical patterns are frequently found in Catechisms, which are often based on 3, 7, and 12. See Marthaler.''

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==See also==

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* [[Catechumen]]

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[[Category:Bibliography]]

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Bulgaris, Nicolas. A Holy Catechism, or Explanation of the Divine and Holy Liturgy, and Examination of Candidates for Ordination. Rev. and ed. 1st printed Venice, 1681. Constantinople: Patriarchal Press, 1861.

Format: Question and AnswerOrganization: Liturgical Commentary, and "Things Necessary for Salvation" (Creed, Our Father, Two Commandments of Love, Ten Commandments, Commandments of the Church, Works of Mercy, Sins, Fruits of the Holy Spirit, Mysteries of the Church)

The Living God: A Catechism for the Christian Faith. 2 vols. Tr. from French by Olga Dunlop. Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1989. ISBN 0881410403

Format: Arranged liturgicallyOrganization: Seven parts—Nativity, Baptism, Transfiguration, Teaching, Cross and Resurrection, Acension and Pentecost, Second Coming and the Life of the World to Come

Makrakis, Apostolos. Catechesis of the Orthodox Church: As Taught by the Holy Spirit and His Solemn Instruments from the Day of Pentecost to the Last Ecumenical Council, Expounded in Comparison and Contrast with the Antechesis (Contradictions) and Parechesis (Misinterpretations) of the Devil. Athens, 1885. Tr. from Greek by Denver Cummings. 1st Amer. ed. 1946, 2nd ed.—Chicago, IL: Orthodox Christian Educational Society, 1969. ISBN 0938366157

Format: ChaptersOrganization: Three parts—"Awareness of Spiritual Dangers", "The Knowlegde of the Means of Salvation Evident in the Danger to Eternal Life and Blessedness", "The Knowledge that Leads to Perdition and Eternal Punishment"